Show us your modular system

[lloydcole]

I just took deleivery of the last two modules I was waiting for and my current system is ‘complete’. Yes, you guessed it, I’ve already found a couple of things I’m missing. Change is the only constant.

A couple of things have changed since I last posted.

I’ve taken a break from grid/monome based sequencing (just a break, my monome system lives in a small 4ms pod and can easily move in a replace the Arturia keyboard). I’m enjoying the MicroFreak arpeggiator, and I’ve gone somewhat old school with the Serge keyboard/sequencer.

I’ve given up on the idea of a small travel system. I now travel with iPad only and it’s better for me. iPad can and does interact with this system.

[caelmore]

If you combined my artistic practice (modular synthesis) with my wife’s artistic practice (painting and illustration, particularly of birds, flowers, and other natural subject matter), you’d end up with something much like your Doepfer case. One of her tattoos on her right arm even has some unexpected similarities to the right side panel of your case!

[gis_sweden]

My synth. Today… It has been written before. I admire all synths that also are good looking. My synth does not belong to the good looking ones. Mad Max look?

Small Krell patch

[Pineyb]

The current state. I added a couple of skiffs. Now I have to rearrange the cases…

[oot]

My first ever DIY case project took many times longer than anticipated with a lot of mistakes and redos but I finally got it finished early last month.

Having installed a bunch of modules now it feels really good to play. The idea behind it is to have something immediately physically interactable in one package, with the Touché in one hand and the ribbon controller in the other, with a lot less focus on sequencing that tends to be the norm in eurorack. The selection of modules I have in it is also really fun, they respond to touch well.

[wheelersounds]

Please feel free to post a/v of any mappings you find to be particularly excellent!

[ramphands]

My DIY system thus far. Built the case, learned to use KiCad, made the power supply and busboards and got it wired it up in February. After that, I slowly started building modules up using PCBs and bought panels.

I wanted to do my own panels, so I then switched to hand cutting and drilling the panels from A4 sheets of 2mm aluminium. After getting them right, I hand sand a brushed finish onto them, then add the designs using laser-printed waterslide decals. Takes a long, long time, but hey, Covid gives me plenty of time to utilise.

The empty spaces are mostly modules that are currently in various states of assembly. A couple are for Nonlinear Circuits modules that I’m looking forward to building once the PCBs arrive.

[sns]

Congrats, your monome/mannequins-styled panels look amazing!

[ramphands]

Thank you very much!
Yeah initially they were my attempts at Grayscale-esque panels, but then I started using the thin oblique FuturaLT font and… yeah.

[DaShmoop]

Those panels are phenomenal! Is there any chance you made extras or would make one? I would love to pick some of those up as I transition my rack to be a Mannequins ecosystem.

[909one]

Here’s my newest iteration of Serge/Euro system. Still working out some kinks on how to have the 4u panel section stay put when it’s in the vertical position but i’m liking it. I may replace some of the wood section with some 1u euro at some point as well.

[hermbot]

I love everything about this system. Very nice!

[ramphands]

Thank you for the very kind words!
For the panels, I just make what I need, so I don’t have any others. Also, they are most definitely handmade with all the sloppiness and inaccuracies that you’d expect. I’d say they’re “good enough” for me, but they’re far too rough to be a sellable product. On top of that, the decals I use are…moderately durable, but not great. I’d love to get some lazertran at some point for some permanent bonding, but at the moment all I can get is the stuff that you just slide on and leave to dry.
It would be very cool to get something manufactured/screenprinted for both quality and durability but I think I missed the boat on the whole alternative panels niche by a good few years.

[pelang]

I am surprised how much Instruo’s Lion (patch matrix) changed the way I use my modular:

[eblomquist]

Please say more, and if possible post some examples!
Thanks!

[eesn]

arrived at this layout after a few big reshuffles

2 x MN 104 skiff (one powered, one with 4ms power mounted to the side panel) + 84hp tiptop, and a 32 beta pod from 4ms. Needless to say by the end of a session it’s covered in wires. Four outs go to 2x dbx 166xs then mixer, bus sends to Strymon BigSky and TimeLine. Much of back&forth regarding positioning was to find out what doesn’t obstruct access to knobs (that’s the reason behind modules being upside down). I’m quite happy with this system. With the Digitakt (just out of the frame) it makes just the kind of noises I like. Assembled over the course of 2-3 years.

[pelang]

My workflow with this system is mostly recording, looping, and processing external “instruments”. What is so simple and intuitive with "Lion” is to change the audio routing or inserting filters or effects in the signal chain. I use color-coded patch cables and the audio routing is more permanently installed. Of course, you can do the same with stackables, multiples, or re-patching, however, un-patching the “pins” takes no effort and can lead to new discoveries.

[mdtz]

changing things up a bit in the drone rack, finally trying out some serge tools. that bottom row is malleable, and will probably have a morphagene and dipole rotated in and out in place of the mangrove and sisters.

[fahmi_m]

My small / minimal modular system in diy wooden case : with random gate-cv module, resonator module, and granular audio processor. I designed like lunch box for possible to bring it on travel backpack.

[eblomquist]

Nice! Can we hear it please?